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Unlocking AI's Hidden Connections With Graphs

Talkat CascadiaJS 2026 · 2026-06-01..06-02· [databases, large-language-models]
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Claim: vector-only RAG misses multi-hop links and causes subtle hallucinations — an agent approves a $25,000 credit increase for a customer whose employer is on a sanctions list because the relationship is implicit not explicit. Solution: combine Neo4j knowledge graphs with embeddings-as-node-properties, run graph traversals plus algorithms like FastRP, k-NN, Louvain and PageRank, and record a context graph decision trace so the system can show its work and address 95% no measurable ROI findings from the MIT Nanda Initiative.

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  1. 0:00Why AI Agents Make Bad Decisions
  2. 1:23A Better Data Architecture for AI
  3. 2:22The Hidden Cost of Broken Connections
  4. 4:00When Hallucinations Affect Real Decisions
  5. 5:00The Compliance Agent Failure
  6. 6:55Why Most AI Projects Don't Deliver ROI
  7. 8:02Knowledge Graphs vs Vector Databases
  8. 10:34What Is a Knowledge Graph?
  9. 14:14The Missing Dimension in RAG
  10. 15:25Context Graphs and Decision Tracing
  11. 18:01Demo: Explaining an AI Decision
  12. 22:11Making AI Auditable and Trustworthy
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